Action brought on 14 September 2007 - El Fatmi v Council

(Case T-362/07)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Nouriddin El Fatmi (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: J. Pauw, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

Declare Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 inapplicable and/or annul Decision 2007/445 in so far as those measures relate to the applicant;

Order the Council to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his application, the applicant first of all submits that Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (OJ 2001 L 344, p. 70) is not applicable to him inasmuch as there is no connection whatsoever between the common foreign and security policy and the applicant.

Second, the applicant submits that Regulation No 2580/2001 is not applicable to him inasmuch as he is not committing, or attempting to commit, participating in or facilitating the commission of any act of terrorism.

In conclusion, the applicant contends that the contested decision is at variance with the principle of proportionality and is inadequately reasoned.

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